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From the Desk of George Friedman

The Event that Triggered US Maritime Supremacy

George Friedman - November 19, 2020

On Nov. 11, 1940, the British Royal Navy set the stage for the United States becoming the dominant naval power in the world. It certainly did not intend to; the British wanted to retain that title for themselves. The consequences of an action are frequently hard to anticipate and even to recognize before the fact. […]

Russia’s Search for Strategic Depth

George Friedman - November 17, 2020

In 2005, in a speech delivered in front of Russia’s Federal Assembly, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the fall of the Soviet Union...

The Strangeness of an Analytic Life

George Friedman - November 12, 2020

I have spent a good part of my life as an analyst, and for the past quarter-century as an analyst of geopolitics – the...

Biden’s Dilemma

George Friedman - November 10, 2020

The election is over, and barring major fraud or error, Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States. He begins as...

The War of the Norm

George Friedman - November 6, 2020

The primary reason about half the country voted for Joe Biden was that he wasn’t Donald Trump. Trump was seen by many as violating...

The Illusion of Foreign Policy

George Friedman - November 3, 2020

No matter who becomes America’s next president, certain things will follow. The world will wonder what President Donald Trump’s foreign policy will be in...

A Different Election

George Friedman - October 29, 2020

In less than a week, the United States will elect a president for the 59th time in its history. This one, as others before...

What Happened to American Leadership?

George Friedman - October 27, 2020

International conferences for people in my profession are generally a thing of the recent past, having been replaced by virtual conferences via platforms like...

Social Media Is Old-Fashioned and Radically Destabilizing

George Friedman - October 22, 2020

The New York Times has reported that the Justice Department is about to bring an antitrust suit against Google specifically targeting Google’s power in...

The Stability of Foreign Policy Amid Political Chaos

George Friedman - October 20, 2020

In the 1970s, President Richard Nixon stepped into the political and social chaos wrought by the Johnson administration and compounded it substantially. Hence, when...

… If It’s Open

George Friedman - October 15, 2020

I returned from a trip to South Korea about three weeks ago. Since then, I went to the bank once and to the supermarket...

In Search of a Solution to Russia’s Strategic Problem

George Friedman - October 13, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin described the collapse of the Soviet Union as the greatest geopolitical catastrophe in history. Though it may not be true...

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